In Kavafis' work, God is not absent. However, His name is missing. In the lines of the Alexandrian poet, we encounter the entirety of Greek theology, both in its polytheistic version and in its Christian form.

Nowhere does the poet dogmatize or preach. For Kavafis, the divine is an aspect of human behavior in his relationship with life. Sometimes, it responds to despair to provide meaning, while at other times, it remains hermetically silent.

Occasionally, the transcendental takes on human form, wandering through the alleys of mortals or invisibly roaming the attics of history. In any case, it is present, like a wish, like a reference, like a role.

This book examines the position of the divine – in all its aspects and meanings – in Kavafis' poetic discourse, collecting and analyzing all those poems from his entire body of work that testify to this relationship – the finite with the immortal, man with his God.